Apple A16 Bionic vs MediaTek Dimensity 9400
Across 12 measured categories, the MediaTek Dimensity 9400 comes out ahead.
I put the Apple A16 Bionic and the MediaTek Dimensity 9400 side by side to see how they really compare. On graphics, the Apple A16 Bionic runs the Apple A16 GPU while the MediaTek Dimensity 9400 runs the Arm Immortalis-G925 MC12 GPU. Below I go through the CPU, GPU, memory and connectivity, then the benchmark scores, so you can work out which one is the better fit for you.
Where each chip wins
Apple A16 Bionic
2 advantages
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4% faster Geekbench single-core score
2,686 vs 2,579
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Larger L3 cache
24 MB vs 12 MB
MediaTek Dimensity 9400
8 advantages
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68% higher AnTuTu score
27.27 Lakhs vs 16.28 Lakhs
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17% faster Geekbench multi-core score
7,704 vs 6,562
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160 MHz higher CPU clock
3620 MHz vs 3460 MHz
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Newer CPU architecture
ARMv9.2-A vs ARMv8.6-A
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1 nm smaller semiconductor size
3 nm vs 4 nm
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Higher GPU FLOPS
4952 GFLOPS vs 1.789 TFLOPS
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Newer memory type
LPDDR5X vs LPDDR5
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2,133 MHz higher RAM speed
5333 MHz vs 3200 MHz
Benchmark charts
AnTuTu v11 Total
Geekbench Single-Core
Geekbench Multi-Core
Specifications Comparison
Here is how the Apple A16 Bionic and the MediaTek Dimensity 9400 compare across every spec. In each row, the stronger value is highlighted so the differences are easy to spot.
| Launch Date | September 2022 | October 9, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Manufacturer | Apple | MediaTek |
| Model Number | APL1W10 | MT6991 |
| Total Cores | 6 | 8 |
|---|---|---|
| Core Configuration | 2x 3.46 GHz Everest Performance cores 4x 2.02 GHz Sawtooth Efficiency cores |
1x 3.62 GHz - Cortex X925 3x 3.3 GHz - Cortex X4 4x 2.4 GHz - Cortex A720 |
| Max Frequency | 3460 MHz | 3620 MHz |
| Instruction Set | ARMv8.6-A | ARMv9.2-A |
| Process Node | 4 nm | 3 nm |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| L2 Cache | 16 MB | 2 MB |
| L3 Cache | 24 MB | 12 MB |
| TDP | 8 W | - |
| GPU Name | Apple A16 GPU | Arm Immortalis-G925 MC12 GPU |
|---|---|---|
| GPU Frequency | 1398 MHz | 1612 MHz |
| Shading Units | 128 | 1536 |
| FLOPS | 1.789 TFLOPS | 4952 GFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | No | Yes |
| NPU | Neural Engine | MediaTek NPU 890 |
| API Support | Metal 3, Vulkan 1.3, OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 3.0 | Vulkan 1.3, OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 2.0 |
| RAM Type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5X |
|---|---|---|
| RAM Frequency | 3200 MHz | 5333 MHz |
| Memory Bus | 4x 16-bit | 4x16-bit |
| Max Bandwidth | 51.2 GB/s | 85.3 GB/s |
| Max RAM Size | 6 GB | 24 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe | UFS 4.1 |
| Camera Support | 48 MP | 320 MP |
|---|---|---|
| Video Capture | 4K at 60FPS, 8K at 30FPS | 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS |
| Max Display Resolution | 2796 x 1290 | 4K |
| Video Playback | 4K at 60FPS | 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS |
| Video Codecs | H.264, H.265/HEVC, VP8, VP9, ProRes, Motion JPEG | H.264, H.265, HEVC, VP9, AV1, AVC |
| Audio Codecs | AAC, AAX, AAX+, AC-3, E-AC-3, MP3, MP4, WAV, AIFF, CAF | AAC LC, FLAC, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, MP3 |
| Modem | Qualcomm Snapdragon X65 | - |
|---|---|---|
| Network Support | 5G | 5G |
| Download Speed | 7.5 Gbps | 7 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | 3.5 Gbps | 3.5 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6E | 7 |
| Bluetooth | 5.3 | 6.0 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, Beidou, QZSS | NavIC, GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS |
| Official page | - | Visit |
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Benchmark results
| Total | 16,28,011 | 27,27,422 |
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| CPU | 5,40,612 | 8,49,678 |
| GPU | 3,34,126 | 9,32,204 |
| Memory | 2,11,032 | 3,52,736 |
| UX | 5,42,241 | 5,92,804 |
| Single-Core | 2,686 | 2,579 |
|---|---|---|
| Multi-Core | 6,562 | 7,704 |
Overall Score
Each category scored out of 100.
| Category | Apple A16 Bionic | MediaTek Dimensity 9400 |
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